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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the attitude of Jia Zheng's literary friends towards Bao-yu?
(a) They show they do not care for him.
(b) They constantly praise him.
(c) They are sympathetic towards him.
(d) They belittle him.

2. Who are the invitees to Bao-yu's birthday party?
(a) Boa-yu's cousins only.
(b) Family members only.
(c) Servants, friends and family only.
(d) Friends and family only.

3. Who is the love interest of Bao-yu's newly adopted "son" Jia Yun?
(a) Crimson.
(b) The Mattress.
(c) Aroma.
(d) Musk.

4. What does Yuan-chun remind the family of as she departs from the garden?
(a) All the opportunities they will have to visit each other.
(b) Her desire for them to be happy.
(c) Her disappointment at being made a concubine.
(d) How impressed she is with garden.

5. Who helps Bao-yu with writing poems for Yuan-chun?
(a) Bao-chai and Dai-yu.
(b) Jia Zheng and his literary friends.
(c) Qin Zhong and Bao-chai.
(d) Xi-feng and Dai-yu.

6. Who insists on being allowed to visit Qin-shi's body after her death?
(a) Xi-feng.
(b) Jia Rong.
(c) Bao-yu.
(d) You-shi.

7. It is Yuan-chun's hope that this move to live with the girls _____.
(a) Will increase his intelligence.
(b) Will encourage the boy to study more.
(c) Will make him become more mature.
(d) Will stop him from eating lipstick.

8. What is Shui Rong's title?
(a) The Prince of Bei-jing.
(b) The head of the Rong mansion.
(c) The King of Bei-jing.
(d) The Prince of Shanghai.

9. Who calls for Bao-yu to tell the boy he is to be moved in with the girls?
(a) Xi-feng.
(b) Jia Zheng.
(c) Aroma.
(d) Grandmother Jia.

10. What does Bao-yu pick at Qin Zhong about while staying at the temple?
(a) His poor grades in school.
(b) His affection for a servant girl.
(c) His affection for his cousin.
(d) His thinness and lack of muscles.

11. Where does Xi-feng's carriage briefly stop during the funeral procession for Qin-shi?
(a) At a farmer's home.
(b) At a relative's home.
(c) In front of the Imperial Palace.
(d) At the graveyard.

12. Which is the only character who chooses not to rest and recuperate after Yuan-chun's visit?
(a) Bao-chai.
(b) Bao-yu.
(c) Xi-feng.
(d) Dai-yu.

13. Xi-feng's infant daughter becomes ill with _____.
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Chickenpox.
(d) Typhoid.

14. What does Bao-yu call for an end for in his altered poem?
(a) Feminine nagging and jealousy.
(b) Jealous boyfriends.
(c) Bureaucracy.
(d) Cheating women.

15. What does Aroma urge Bao-yu to stop eating?
(a) Lipstick and other cosmetics.
(b) Butter.
(c) Bark of the oak tree.
(d) Leaves from the oak tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who seeks advice from Bao-yu about how to take care of the Ning household?

2. Which of the following does NOT happen in the wake of Qin-shi's death?

3. One day, Bao-yu wakes with a feeling of _____________ that will not go away.

4. Who scolds Aroma for not getting up when she enters a room?

5. What is Dai-yu trying to do when Bao-yu comes to visit her in Chapter 19?

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